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ArticlePCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences2022

Two cases of steroid dementia showing partial recovery during 2-year follow-up.

Natsuko Ikeda, Shinichi Yamada, Masahiro Yamamoto, Katsunori Tanaka, Takao Fujii, Tomikimi Tsuji, Sohei Kimoto, Shun Takahashi

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Article in PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Natsuko IkedaDepartment of Neuropsychiatry Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8626-2981
Shinichi YamadaDepartment of Neuropsychiatry Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.
Masahiro YamamotoDepartment of Neuropsychiatry Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.
Katsunori TanakaDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.
Takao FujiiDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.
Tomikimi TsujiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.
Sohei KimotoDepartment of Neuropsychiatry Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.
Shun TakahashiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry Wakayama Medical University Wakayama Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9049-4694

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Abstract

Background: Steroid dementia has been reported since the 1970s. In the current super-aged society, it increasingly receives attention because of the growing number of elderly people that are medicated with steroids for systemic rheumatic disease. Case Presentation: We report two cases of steroid dementia that were diagnosed as a result of careful observation of clinical symptoms and biological examination, including nuclear medicine tests. Cognitive and daily living functions were partially recovered in both cases after decrease or discontinuance of steroid medication in 2-year follow-up, but their daily living function could not be totally restored to premorbid level. Conclusion: Cognitive dysfunction caused by steroids is suggested by these cases, although definitive diagnosis in these cases is not possible. It was partially reversible over the course of a few years, but some functional loss remains. Cognitive function should be assessed appropriately before, during, and after steroid treatment. Detailed differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders and longitudinal follow-up is required when cognitive dysfunction is observed after initiation of steroid therapy.

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